Today starts your journey of healing the mind, body & soul towards excellent well-being and vibrant health!
To our valued clients:
Our fitness and health coaching services will all be offered virtually via ZOOM! We can still gather LIVE so you can get your health & fitness inspiration in the mornings! We love the virtual format and hope you are delighted with your sessions. The convenience of training in the comforts of your own home is invaluable!
All massage gift certificate expiration dates were extended due to Covid 19 and expired on December 1, 2021. No massages will be offered after that date and the certificates will not be valid. I am referring clients to Destination Health and Healing in Grand Blanc for treatments.
If you have any questions or would like to discuss a little “Harmony,” please feel to call or email me! 810-730-0962 or Harmonyfxmedcoach@gmail.com
Shine on!
In health,
Ann
Functional Medicine Health Coaching
The Functional Medicine model is an individualized, patient-centered, science-based approach that empowers patients and practitioners to work together to address the underlying causes of disease and promote optimal wellness. -Institute of Functional Medicine
A Functional Medicine Certified Health Coach helps clients co-create a plan working on modifiable lifestyle factors that include nutrition, exercise, stress reduction, mindfulness, sleep and relationships. Functional Medicine addresses the root cause of illness and empowers and encourages the clients or patients to keep moving forward on their journey with healthier lifestyle choices.
“As your coach I will shine the light on lifestyle choices you are making so you can take a deep dive into your whole being—mind, body and soul and get ignited with a burning desire to take YOUR health and healing in your own hands.”
Ann Hobbs, Functional Medicine Certified Health Coach
Yoga, Fitness & Massage Services
Yoga
This on-line experience is great if you are looking to start a yoga practice and/or increase your flexibility, strength and reduce stress—in the comforts of your own home! You will be instructed every step of the way through a series of standing and seated poses that are sure to leave you feeling centered, invigorated and peaceful. One Saturday a month Amy comes to us LIVE from LA and brings some creativity and ZEN to our morning session.
Fitness Training
Our three-month fitness training calendar includes two SuperFit workouts, one Spinning workout and one Yoga class. You pick the classes and the program that best suits your needs. Our classes are on-line Zoom. Our calendar follows the seasons:
Winter, Spring, Summer and Fall.
Currently in Spring 2024 Session
Massage
Due to COVID 19, massage services are not offered at this time.
Treat yourself to one of our luxurious massage treatments and feel restored and rejuvenated. Choose from a relaxing Swedish or Hot Rock massage or from any of our therapeutic treatments including Deep Tissue, Cupping and Percussion tool. We also have Pre-natal and Student Athlete massage options. Gift Certificates available.
Why Harmony Functional Health Coaching was created…
Ann’s story:
On one fine day in 2012, I lost my health. I went from being a thriving athlete to living in a debilitating state.
My journey to finding Functional Medicine was a total accident. I trusted the professional medical industry to have the answers I needed to resolve my health issues:
Chronic debilitating fatigue
Weight gain
Digestive HELL
Bloating
Abdominal pain
Hair loss
I did not alter my diet, training nor lifestyle in any way, so why was this happening? Yes, I had stress - but who doesn’t? My stress was good stress though! A thriving health & fitness studio, two amazing sons, triathlon training, the list goes on. Even though I trained and raced in the Chicago Triathlon in 2010, 2011 and 2012 - Olympic Distance - nothing was getting better. I was in distress physically. I had to stop, my body was failing and failing fast. I would not overcome these issues by staying on the path I was on.
From 2010 to 2016 I visited numerous physicians and spent thousands of dollars for testing. I was desperate. You see, I am a personal trainer dedicated to helping the clients come through Harmony for fitness training services. How much longer could I possibly survive in the industry if things didn’t turn around? I was losing it all - my business, lifestyle and most importantly, my health.
I was told by doctors that I had low cortisol levels. Okay, but what else? How can we reverse this? I was tired, fat and miserable! I got nothing. Absolutely zero help, no direction. I was put on hormones and drugs.
After going on steroids, I was living in complete digestive hell. I could not digest ANYTHING without bloat and pain in my gut. The next doctor visit cost me more in food allergy testing. Why was this happening? You mean I can’t have black pepper, crab meat, cranberry or 30 other items? Ok, but …WHY? I got no answers and stayed stuck in a body I couldn’t even identify with. I went from the most amazing, vibrant healthy and fit person to the depths of physical hell.
By January of 2016, I was over it. I resolved to take my health into my own hands and I started studying the various systems of the body that I hadn’t studied before. I started with the immune system, then the digestive system, endocrine and so on. This new path I found myself on was Functional Medicine - root causes to illness and the answer to “why is this happening.” It was exactly what I needed to do. Over the next four years I would dive into nutrition as medicine, rest as medicine, mindfulness as medicine, stress reduction as medicine, and exercise as medicine. Figuring out how much or how little was best for me in each of these areas has resulted in restoring my health. The body wants to heal, get out of its way! I decreased my toxic load (environmentally and nutritionally) and fed myself ALL THINGS FUNCTIONAL MEDICINE. I feel better and better with each passing day. I take zero medications or hormones. I use food, exercise, positive psychology, sleep and time with God to keep me on this path. I meditate, journal and walk outside everyday I can with my amazing boxer, Millie.
This next chapter of my life will be dedicated towards helping women restore their health and with the younger girls, prevent illness and disease. With Functional Medicine, it takes your whole story into account. We use a timeline of events (Living Matrix) and use family history to understand your story, so we as coaches can understand the underlying causes to every problem you may have. We can collaborate with your other practitioners, physicians, and counselors to co-create your plan for healing.
So, in summary - there is no magic cure for most of what we are dealing with. Trust in the body to heal itself. Your body is so powerful. I would considerate it a privilege to walk next to you to help co-create a plan to restore you to perfect health. There are lifestyle factors you can put in place today to start feeling better today!
Thank you for taking the time to hear my story.
Wishing you ultimate peace, healing & Harmony
~ Ann